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1. Re: TR4 gasket compound (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Sun, 1 Jan 1995 09:56:13 -0800 (PST); ** ``After an initial head torquing''? None of my Triumph books said that. Hmm, they say that you should check your _existing_ setup for liner protrusion when you happen to pop the head off. OK, it m; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00008.html (7,744 bytes)
2. Re: it worked!...(home-made smog control) (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 10:15:21 -0800 (PST); ** Maybe the visual check was a tacit admission that the test was not complete. With a dyno check, I don't see why they couldn't drop the ``visual inspection'' requirement. Of course, I'm not a burea; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00021.html (7,354 bytes)
3. Re: TR4 gasket compound (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 2 Jan 1995 11:40:42 -0800 (PST); ** I had the same doubts, but that's what the machine shop owner told me to do. I had a sheet of plate glass with 220-grit wet-or-dry taped to it, and I wet-sanded the sleeves by rubbing them over th; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00025.html (8,470 bytes)
4. Re: Lucas coil: different? (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Wed, 18 Jan 1995 08:11:47 -0800 (PST); ** If the coil came with an external resitor, you've GOT to use an external resistor with it. The resistor means that the coil is really a 6V coil. Half the car's battery voltage is dropped across th; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00527.html (7,101 bytes)
5. Re: Lucas coils (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 08:08:05 -0800 (PST); ** Uh, no. That's not how it works at all. Listen carefully, boys & girls: The spark coil is an inductor. When you put a current through an inductor, it stores energy in the magnetic field surroundin; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00564.html (10,719 bytes)
6. Re: Lucas coils (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 19 Jan 1995 22:24:13 -0800 (PST); ** Sure. The *magic* thing is that with the you get to run a _6V_ coil off the 12V. Just for a moment, til it charges up. ** Nope. You can make a 12V coil, sure. But no way will it charge up as fast; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00596.html (14,076 bytes)
7. Re: Lucas Coils and Capacitor Sizing (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 19:50:18 -0800 (PST); ** Does anybody actually measure the capacitance of those things? Is it ever indicated on the case? I just replace it until it works right. And at tunup time, if I was getting decent point life, I DO; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00645.html (7,199 bytes)
8. Re: coil up besoide me (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Fri, 20 Jan 1995 19:46:47 -0800 (PST); ** Huh? Darned if I know, Greg. I've never heard of or seen such a thing. Could it be that the second coil's a spare for when the main one dies? I mean, we *are* talking about a car with dual switcha; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00646.html (7,091 bytes)
9. Re: Lucas Coils - dwell time v dwell angle (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 08:54:24 -0800 (PST); ** Umm, what I _meant_, and what I *thought* I said, was that the dwell *percentage* time is constant. Of course the total charge time for each spark varies in direct proportion to the speed. - Jerry; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00794.html (7,253 bytes)
10. Re: Lucas radios???? -Reply (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 19:43:10 -0800 (PST); In "MGA A History & Resotration Guide" by Robert Vitrikas, is listed a veritable cornucopia of original factory option radios: * Mediumwave with Pushbuttons * Mediumwave & Long Wave with Pushbuttons; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00933.html (7,495 bytes)
11. Re: Bondo removal (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 19:55:27 -0800 (PST); ** Sure. Get a 3M "metal stripping wheel". Chuck it on your power drill. Put on a dust mask and smile as the wheel zips through all the bondo, cleaning right down to shiny bare metal. - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg00940.html (6,697 bytes)
12. Re: Anal Retentive Vanity Plate? (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Fri, 27 Jan 1995 20:25:11 -0800 (PST); ** "NLRE9IV" would be almost there :-). - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1995-01/msg01004.html (7,150 bytes)
13. Re: Flame Wars IV, TR rebels strike back against the MG empire (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 23:12:32 -0800 (PST); ** Owning both a `55 TR2 and a `58 MGA, I feel uniquely qualified to comment on this. Compare & Contrast, here we go. Just a moment while I put on my Nomex suit.... * The `2 is faster than the `A, wi; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00171.html (10,530 bytes)
14. Re: What are the ingredients in a hot tank? (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 23:31:28 -0800 (PST); ** According to ``How to Restore your Collector Car'' by Tom Brownell, an alkali solution is used to remove grease. He recommends 6&1/2 ounces of lye added to two gallons of water in a ten-quart pail; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00172.html (8,935 bytes)
15. Datsun Roadster (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Tue, 6 Dec 94 00:25 PST; Yes, I know it's not British, but I thought somebody might be interested anyway. - Jerry; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00173.html (6,260 bytes)
16. Datsun Roadster (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Tue, 6 Dec 94 00:23 PST; tr2.com!hack.dragoman.com!hilbert.dnai.com!nbn!miwok!news.zeitgeist.net!lanfill.lanminds.com!buster.biodata.com!netcomsv!iguana!javaman Message-ID: <617476062.79381@iguana.iguanabbs.com> Date: 05 De; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00174.html (6,917 bytes)
17. Re: A Happy Middle Ground (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Wed, 7 Dec 94 23:39 PST; tr2.com!hack.dragoman.com!wetware!sjsumcs.sjsu.edu!psgrain!library.ucla.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!ix.netcom.com!netnews From: robaker@ix.netcom.com (Robert Baker) Newsgroups: ba.market.vehicl; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00253.html (7,155 bytes)
18. Re: MG Moaning & frustration (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Fri, 16 Dec 1994 22:37:10 -0800 (PST); ** What, did he wet the bed? :-) - Jerry Kaidor; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00552.html (6,713 bytes)
19. Re: TR3 Rear Springs (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 08:02:53 -0800 (PST); ** This year at Triumphest, I stood *this close* to a set of brand new TR3 springs. Only the fact that the spouse stood nearby prevented me from reflexively reaching for the wallet. Even now, a set o; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00587.html (7,856 bytes)
20. Weatherproofing the Clankster (score: 1): Author: jerry@tr2.com (Jerome Kaidor); Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 08:19:20 -0800 (PST); I don't know if anybody's interested, but I have finally achieved what once seemed impossible: a weatherproof TR2. This weekend, it was rained on energetically; and I just glanced in, and the car is; /html/british-cars/1994-12/msg00593.html (8,380 bytes)

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